Title:	Effect of the inherent variation in the mineral concentration of alfafa cultivars on aphid populations.
Authors:	SILVA, A. de A. E VARANDA, E. M. PRIMAVESI, A. C. P. de A.
Affiliation:	ALEXANDRE DE ALMEIDA E SILVA, IPEPATRO; ELENICE MOURO VARANDA, Universidade de São Paulo; ANA CANDIDA PACHECO DE A PRIMAVESI, CPPSE.
Date Issued:	2005
Citation:	Bragantia, Campinas, v. 64, n. 2, p. 233-239, 2005.
Description:	Plants have inherent variability of mineral content which affects their physiology and consequently the herbivorous insects feeding on them. Besides, insects need considerable amounts of potassium, phosphorus and magnesium in their diets, whereas little calcium, sodium and chloride are required. In this study, the inherent variation on mineral (Ca, S, Mg, N, P, K and also C:N ratio) concentrations and aphid (Acyrthosiphon spp., Therioaphis maculata, Aphis craccivora) populations on three alfalfa (Medicago sativa) cultivars (P3; Crioula, the most widely cultivated in Brazil, and CUF 101, an aphid-resistant) were studied between September/1997 and August/1998. A significant variation on mineral concentrations and aphid populations was observed among different sampling times and cultivars. The correlations between C:N ratio, Mg, N, P and S concentrations and aphid density variation suggest that the mineral status affects aphid population dynamics under field conditions.
Thesagro:	Mineral
NAL Thesaurus:	Aphididae Insecta Nutrients
Keywords:	Resistance Plant insect relation
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0006-87052005000200010
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPPSE)